No Choice But To Go Digital Says Salleh Keruak

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Former communications and multimedia minister Salleh Said Keruak says although 87% of the population are internet users, only half use online banking facilities.PETALING JAYA: A former federal minister has called for a push to get more people to use digital technology in their daily lives.
In a blogpost, former communications and multimedia minister Salleh Said Keruak said that in the “new normal”, people have to be more independent and adjust to life as digital citizens in everything they do, from social interactions to business and education.
He said while official statistics from 2018 showed that although some 28.7 million (87.4%) people in Malaysia were internet users, only half used online banking facilities.
“This is a very small number and can be increased,” he said.
Salleh Said Keruak.Salleh said Covid-19 had seen digital literacy improving as more people took to social media to get updates on the pandemic.
He said becoming digital citizens was a way people could save time and energy on everyday tasks.
With just a few clicks, they could get their groceries or pay their bills without queuing up at supermarkets, malls or banks.
“Digital technology also enables people to communicate with one another, be it their family or friends. This is more so as the movement control order has been extended for another two weeks.
“If before this, we were not looking at the benefits of digital technology seriously, now is the time to see that all the benefits are at our fingertips.” - FMT

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